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James Anderson (b. Swindon, Wiltshire 1936 – d. Penarth, Glamorganshire 2007) was a British author. He is best known for his books featuring Inspector Wilkins. Set in the 1930s, the action of the books takes place in a large fictional British estate, or stately home, belonging to George Henry Aylvin Saunders, the 12th Earl of Burford. The books are a humorous look at the Golden Age type of mystery, which feature whodunnits set during a house party, and contain joking references to Inspector Appleby, the detective created by Michael Innes, or Inspector Alleyn, created by Ngaio Marsh, and to the well-known private detective Hercule Poirot, invented by Agatha Christie.
Anderson also wrote novelizations based on the television series Murder, She Wrote.
He died in 2007 in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan.
Bibliography
Inspector Wilkins books
- The Affair of the Blood-stained Egg Cosy
- The Affair of the Mutilated Mink
- The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks
Novelizations based on Murder, She Wrote
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
- Hooray for Hollywood
- Lovers and Other Killers
Mikael Petros books
- Assassin
- The Abolition of Death {Constable 1974]
Other works
- The Alpha List
- Appearance of Evil
- Angel of Death
- Assault and Matrimony
- Auriol
- Additional Evidence
References
- ^ Miranda, Carolina; Anderson, Jean; Pezzotti, Barbara (2016). Serial Crime Fiction: Dying for More. Springer. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-137-48369-0.